18-11-2013, 01:05 PM
Hi,
Thanks Nick and Lawrence. I've been busy with the garage conversion; the garage ceiling is now painted and this morning I've connected a two way garage consumer unit (Crabtree from Scewfix); I can now play around in peace in the garage with the electrics; two of the additional strip lights are in place and once all three are working I hope the black hole finally takes a hike; I think five strip lights might give sufficient light to work with and if not I'll add more.
As you rightly say Nick these Yuanyang VFD's are excellent value for money and they certainly do the job as intended; I like mine and am considering buying another just for bench use whilst playing around with my 3 phase motors. One point worth knowing is that these VFD's can power a range of motors up to their limit; I'm using my 2.2KW VFD to power a 1.1KW motor; the VFD needs each motor matching to it so it's not simply a case of hooking up any motor and running them. Basic set up is simple enough and the manual supplied with the VFD is clear enough. The only problem I've encountered is the speed control pot which has been a downright pain to sort out unaided by assistance from Yuanyang but this is a small price to pay for such a useful bit of kit. Once the garage is converted into my workshop I'll feel more settled to play around with the VFD adjustments but at the moment the garage is cluttered and I can't work in such conditions.
I can fully use the Graduate as it is now and am happy with the VFD but once I get time to play around more I'll crack the pot code then add the information onto the forum for the world to see; it's possible I've got further than most who have also suffered this problem because although I've seen the problem a number of times no one yet has posted a solution?
I've been so busy that I kept forgetting to post the Jubilee on eBay; last night I finally remembered before going to bed so posted the Jubilee but with a £200 fixed price; if it didn't sell I wouldn't cry over it because this Jubilee is a lovely lathe and at the moment it's stripped down so not under my feet too much. After shopping this morning I checked my mail and was amazed that the Jubilee had already been sold and is to be collected this Saturday; I also stated No PayPal please cash only so all in all a good result and I think a fair deal to the both of us.
After dinner I'll have a go at connecting the additional lighting up in the garage; it's all coming together nicely.
Thanks everyone for your help; information and circuit diagrams; much appreciated and hopefully in the near future I'll be able to add a new thread with all the VFD information?
Kind regards, Col
Thanks Nick and Lawrence. I've been busy with the garage conversion; the garage ceiling is now painted and this morning I've connected a two way garage consumer unit (Crabtree from Scewfix); I can now play around in peace in the garage with the electrics; two of the additional strip lights are in place and once all three are working I hope the black hole finally takes a hike; I think five strip lights might give sufficient light to work with and if not I'll add more.
As you rightly say Nick these Yuanyang VFD's are excellent value for money and they certainly do the job as intended; I like mine and am considering buying another just for bench use whilst playing around with my 3 phase motors. One point worth knowing is that these VFD's can power a range of motors up to their limit; I'm using my 2.2KW VFD to power a 1.1KW motor; the VFD needs each motor matching to it so it's not simply a case of hooking up any motor and running them. Basic set up is simple enough and the manual supplied with the VFD is clear enough. The only problem I've encountered is the speed control pot which has been a downright pain to sort out unaided by assistance from Yuanyang but this is a small price to pay for such a useful bit of kit. Once the garage is converted into my workshop I'll feel more settled to play around with the VFD adjustments but at the moment the garage is cluttered and I can't work in such conditions.
I can fully use the Graduate as it is now and am happy with the VFD but once I get time to play around more I'll crack the pot code then add the information onto the forum for the world to see; it's possible I've got further than most who have also suffered this problem because although I've seen the problem a number of times no one yet has posted a solution?
I've been so busy that I kept forgetting to post the Jubilee on eBay; last night I finally remembered before going to bed so posted the Jubilee but with a £200 fixed price; if it didn't sell I wouldn't cry over it because this Jubilee is a lovely lathe and at the moment it's stripped down so not under my feet too much. After shopping this morning I checked my mail and was amazed that the Jubilee had already been sold and is to be collected this Saturday; I also stated No PayPal please cash only so all in all a good result and I think a fair deal to the both of us.
After dinner I'll have a go at connecting the additional lighting up in the garage; it's all coming together nicely.
Thanks everyone for your help; information and circuit diagrams; much appreciated and hopefully in the near future I'll be able to add a new thread with all the VFD information?
Kind regards, Col
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